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Can you bring her mat to the doorway or something? I prop H in her Snugabunny chair so I can see her...I like to have eyeballs on her bc she is such a wiggler and I'm finding that she is getting so strong I have to watch her constantly....Yesterday I cut up a chicken breast with my back to her and when I turned around, she was literally about to slide out of her Snugabunny swing! We hadn't used the straps before but starting today we are! So I would just move A's mat where you can see her or put her ona blanket near the shower?

Could you bring her in the bathroom so you can look out while you're showering?
I used to be J in the Rock N Play in the bathroom and play peek-a-boo with the shower door while I was in there. I don't think it would've been safe to leave him in another room. They learn how to get around and out of things when you turn your back for a second.

Steam shouldn't bother her.

@travelgirl1: I would wake him up briefly and tell him that you'll have her in the doorway or in the bathroom so he knows jic he gets up (his sleep is not as important as this info- lol)...And I would think a quick shower wouldn't produce enough steam to worry about...

I wake DH to tell him things like "I'm going to put my contacts in and pee and I'm leaving H propped on the Boppy on our bed...So be careful bc she's right here..."

Maybe I'm the odd one out, but I've definitely left LO in a room by himself (either in his room in his crib) or in the swing in the living room while I shower! I hustle through, and he's always just where I left him, happy as a clam. We also don't have anything that I could easily bring into the bathroom with me though.

@hilsy85: yup, I usually just put Miss A on her mat or in her cot with a couple of toys and she's been ok.

I have a girlfriend who just had a baby a few months ago. She recently called a nearby family member and asked her to come over for a bit to babysit while she showered. Family member comes over, find that the baby has been asleep for an hour in the swing, and happily sits there reading a book while my friend showered.

I couldn't help but (gently, lovingly!) laugh when I heard this. A baby who can't roll over is utterly safe in a swing, mat, etc. Lock your doors. Have a smoke detector. Shut the dog out of the room. Then dear goodness, take a shower. Your sleeping baby will be utterly safe and happy and fine, and you will be delightfully clean.

@PrincessBaby: I had a moses basket that was great for that stage - my baby slept in it on the stand, and I could bring it into the kitchen or bathroom. She could wiggle around and look in the mirror I'd put in it, but she couldn't wiggle out.